Freedom From Fear

Continuing on with our examination of some aspects of unconditional love we will consider freedom from failure next. Failure is something most of us struggle to overcome.  Rare is the individual who wants to fail.  The pressure to persevere is often born out of the desire not to fail.  The root of fear of failure has at its center that inability to be perfect and then, as the consequence of imperfection, rejection.

1 John 4:17-18 (ESV)

By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.

Fear has to do with punishment, but remember last week, we are free from condemnation – judgment and punishment! In His unconditional love for us, we need to have that awestruck and powerful regard for God and what he has done for us, but we need not fear rejection.  

Recently in a Biblical Counseling Seminar, Pastor David King had us hold up our fist and one at a time unfurl the fingers on our hand saying, “He.”, “Will.”, “Never.”, “ Leave.”, “Me!”  Our God will not reject us if our hearts have been turned to Him. He will never leave us!  Therefore, there should be no fear of rejection by God, 

no fear of failing Him.